Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-10

again, this fusion of the Democratic and
Republican parties as an offensive and
defensive alliance is something new in
Texas aud nobody can tell how it is
going to work. Neither the pros nor the
ANTS should be too sanguine. The tide
may be turned either way before the polls
close on election day Gainesville Reg
lister.
~
The Dallas convention eliminated scrip.
ture and party politics from the anti Pro-
hlbitiOn platform. "A man may therefore still
bea Democrat or church member and vote
for the amendment. For so much, we
give due credit to the good sense of the
new leadership. The contest is now be-
fore the people on it's real merits, and
there viii be no more nonsense but s
good deal Of hard fighting between now
and the final decision at the b8lIot-boX
Waco Day.
! As strong Republican journal, the
| Light would on the narrow ground of
damaging the Democracy Of Texas, stand
! back and say "pull Dick-pull Devil -
but the Light is more than mere politi-
cal partisan, The Light recognizes the
| Justice, the intense Americanism, the real
sub5,ructure of civil and political right
which uDderlies this anti prohibition
movement, and so cordially supports it
from principle alone. 1t does this
while fully assured that the con-
ttnual triumph of the anti-prohibi-
ton cause in Texas is the only hope OF
Democratic success, and the perpetual
| ton of Democratic hold on power. 1t is
not because the Light antagonizes the
| Democracy less that it takes this ground,
but because it believes that the evils to
Texas of 8 perpetuated Democratic rule
are less than they would be were the state
| handed over body and soul to the spirit OF
| fanaticism and espionage that is incar-
mated in this prohibition movement
| San Antonio Light.
! The "True Blues'' have met and reso-
| luted. Driven by the patriotic actions Of
| such men IS Reagan, Coke and MaXey,
! from making old Democracy defend the
saloon interest, they raise the cry of
| "Texas and freedom!" and evince de
termination to fight it out on that line.
| In the nine resolutions adopted there is
! one sentiment running through them all !;
| that the war for freedom was fought, not
| that we might have the blessed privilege
of selling whiskey. Must the citizens of
! Texas be led by such Sophism as this?
| = COIlinsville Times.
Hon. W. X. Holman. in his speech here
or Saturday last, shot very wide of the
| mark when he said there were not over
| 500 gallons of wine made IN Texas. The
rH haI Z ofnlT1
! out fear of contradiction, that more than
! 10000 gallons are made in Austin county
alone. But the fact that Mr. Homan
! knew that no one was to answer him may
! have had a great deal to do with his state
ment. Mr.. Homan is one of the sblest of
| the prohibition champions, and the Stand
ard is unwilling to conCede that he is not
! better posted upon the subject of wine
making in Texas than his speech would
! imply. Such concession would be an
! insult to Mr.. Homan's intelligence.
! Coming from such high source, his
| statement is calculated to deceive those
who think bat little for themselves, and
! this, perhaps, may have been the motive
that caused him to make it. A vote Sc
cured, either by foul means or fair, is just
so much for the cause. There is no de-
though yet in its infancy, is begin
| ming to assume large proportions, and to
capture the votes of those who believe
that prohibition would cripple or destroy
! this industry, it is necessary for the ad-
voCates of the measure to show, if posi-
| BILE, that the quantity of wine produced is
| too insignificant to work any injury to
the vineyards of the state. Mr.. Homan
made quite a lengthy address, but the
very thing that was most expected of
him he failed to do. That was to explain
how the adoption of the amendment would
restrain pen from using Intoxicating
| liquors. That, above all things, was what
his audience was most anxious to hear
1t vas easy enough for him to point out q
way to close up the saloons and stop the
manufacture of liquors save for certain
purposes, but in regard to preventing the
latter from being obtained and used as a
beverage he did not appear to be well
posted, as was only too apparent by the
mastery manner in which he evaded the
subject from beginning to end Bell
vile Standard.
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We see from the late papers that county
Alliances all over the state are meeting
and taking action on the prohibition
amendment, and tits still more gratifying
ekl5At in every instance they
speak out in favor of prohibit
ton. This is just what we have expected.
We were satisfied from the start that they
would take the matter in hand, and as
the main objects of the order is to